house of study
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of house of study
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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But as a student of ancient religious texts – I run a secular Jewish house of study for culture-makers in New York – I take real issue with these groups’ reading of the Bible, too.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2014
Only in the Beit Midrash, the holy "house of study," does the guest find the home he was looking for: it seems to be the "one place in the town where you find no suffering."
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet the house of study is, in fact, abstracted from life in the village, perhaps from all life.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her husband was a pious man who spent most of his days and nights in the house of study.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
As for me, my place was in the house of study, or so they said.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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